Richard William Regan

Founded in 2008, RCap Securities, Inc. is a self-clearing broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY), a publicly-traded REIT and manager of Agency mortgage-backed securities that was founded in 1997 and is also located in New York City. RCap Securities operates a matched book repo business, financing primarily U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasury securities. RCap Securities also engages in the following: (1) fixed-income sales and trading (2) private placements (3) securities lending of U.S. equity (4) corporate and foreign securities (5) proprietary trading of fixed-income securities and (6) the selling of securities and non-securities related mortgage information. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Founded in 1986, First New York Securities LLC broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is the investment bank and brokerage subsidiary of CFS CF & Co. I Holdings LP, which is owned by Cantor Fitzgerald LP in the US. The firm was founded by Bernie Gerald Cantor and John Fitzgerald in 1945. Headquartered in New York City, Cantor Fitzgerald offers clients a global, multi-asset prime brokerage platform with a focus on the quality middle market.